Gabbard v. Stephenson's Orchard, Inc.

ANDREW JACKSON HIGGINS, Special ■Judge.

Appeal from judgment for defendant on verdict directed at the close of plaintiff’s case in action for damages for personal injuries sustained as a result of the collapse of a ladder. The question is whether, under the law and the evidence, plaintiff was entitled to have his case against defendant submitted to the jury under the theory of strict liability. Reversed and remanded.

Plaintiffs action was against Stephenson, the supplier, and O’Connor Ladder Co., Inc., the manufacturer of the ladder. He alleged: that on September 30, 1971, he was a business…